For many weeks now, the organization We the People
has listed me as a confirmed
speaker on a Second-Amendment panel at their "Give Me Liberty"
conference, scheduled for later this month.

Several of you have written to say you plan to be there to hear
me. But something is very wrong. I NEVER agreed to speak at this
conference. When conference organizer Bob Schultz requested me
to speak, I merely said I would give it some thought.

The next thing I knew, my name was being used without my consent
in conference publicity. For more than two weeks now, I have
tried to get We the People to remove my name from its promotions.
I have made repeated requests. At least three JPFO associates or
friends have also informed Bob Schultz or his colleague Devvy
Kidd that I will not be at the conference and that I do not
permit my name to be falsely used. Yet as of this morning, We
the People continues to list me as a confirmed speaker.

I now have no choice but to make a public announcement. I will
not be at the conference, and I never planned to be at the
conference. Some other "invited speakers" are also not going to
be there and did not even know their names were being promoted.
If you plan to attend the conference, I urge you to get an
accurate list of confirmed speakers.

Now it's time to put this behind me. My weeks-long attempt to end this misrepresentation
has taken time and energy that could be better spent getting the word out
about the life-changing value of our documentary Innocents
Betrayed.

Let us hope the new year puts an end to this completely
unnecessary distraction from the important work of preserving
our right to self-defense.

Best wishes for freedom from fear of government in 2004,
Aaron Zelman
Executive Director
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership